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[–] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

He probably things Kegsbreath is hot. I bet he waxes on about his appendage.

[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That must have been a fun conversation when they found out they were on the sacrificial lamb plane

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Karoline Leavitt, WH spokesperson, resigned yesterday. She had a baby in May and had already returned from maternity leave, but has now suddenly decided she wants to spend more time with family.

She was one of the staffers he left on the decoy.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 points 30 minutes ago

He could take it or Leavitt

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 6 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

is he the most shot at president of all time by now? he's winning so big lol

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago

are we including targets or reality, because i recall some heads of state that were actually shot at and hit. and in one case, flipped off the bullet and his own blood and kept going. this one, every time there's an "assassination" attempt it reeks of a bad setup.

and if we include targets, maybe y'all forget the hubbub about practice shooting targets that look like obama being sold in texas or mississippi or some other overly humid state.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 14 hours ago

Only because his alleged assassins are so incompetent.

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 71 points 1 day ago (3 children)

We're all calling the old custom 747 -- the one with all the gov-spec classified countermeasures, the one that's cost us $2 billion, the one that's full of real human civilians -- we're calling that the "decoy plane" now.

[–] Blibly@lemmy.world 38 points 23 hours ago

The fake president is on his fake plane going to fake meetings. He's not in charge.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 17 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Hey good point actually, at least the sacrificial plane was a real "Air Force One" in its capabilities and defenses. Unlike the gold tchotchke plane. And I like thinking how uncomfortable the military plane probably was. The fact no attack happened suggests someone knew he wasn't on the sacrificial plane. Hegseth probably texted a friend about it. Loser Bone Spurs showing his true cowardice.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 17 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

The fact no attack happened suggests someone knew he wasn't on the sacrificial plane.

If you are the Iranian military, would you want your enemy to be led by Mr Trump or someone else?

[–] Cherries@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe someone else wouldn't bomb elementary schools. Sure it's a maybe, but maybe that's a worthy dice roll.

[–] Akh@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

Have you seen the republicans, the would bomb and rape elementary schools

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Haha, you thinking maybe there was no threat and someone just made a bet they could get him to cower in a lunch carrier?

[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I saw a take that was just “he has no attention span, the only way to get him to care is to make it feel engaging and exciting”

And thus the idea of the attack was crafted to get him re-invested in the war. To make him see it as important and not just an annoying thing he wants to go away. And… given that kegseth went with him… yah… feels like a stunt.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

The C32A, the plane Trump actually went on, pretty much has all of the same stuff as the VC25A. It's just based on Boeing 757, which is a single aisle airliner.

[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 17 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Trump the only president that has ever scurried away in fear in a food truck while probably boasting about how great he is to the DoW chief that has only lost wars, because they are losing a war to a country that they considered inferior.

Cowards

[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 6 points 16 hours ago

He's got a lot of records. Sleeping on camera, most corrupt, shitting his pants, lowest intelligence, orangest, and he's working on presiding over the most American deaths, and several more.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 18 hours ago

Of course those two cowards cowered together

[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 9 points 20 hours ago

Kegsbreath was already in the catering cart eating carbs and drinking Jack

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You wonder if they even knew they were on the plane along with the expendables.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Presidents used to shake off bullet wounds to give speeches. Wtf happened?

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 7 points 19 hours ago

Heh, Hegseth is Trump's version of "the cool guy". Just when you thought the child rapist couldn't go any lower. Which one was I talking about. both

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I don't understand the security logic....

  1. We think this plane will be attacked
  2. fill it with people, plus senior officials, and send it on its merry way.
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 18 hours ago

Trump only cares about Trump. At least it was a real Air Force One - worthy plane, so it's harder to shoot down than your average 747

[–] Grannymcgrannypants@lemmy.nz 8 points 19 hours ago

He doesn't give a shit if they die. He's got a line of scumbags waiting to jump in.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Damn it, they need to stop splitting up. We need to get them, the Republicans in Congress, AIPAC Democrats, and at least half of the Supreme Court together. Hopefully some billionaires and tech industry leaders too.

Maybe a cruise? We could advertise some new giant boat as being unsinkable... oh, shit, the icebergs all melted.

[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 1 points 17 hours ago

Talk to bill burr and get it done.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago

Stop teasing us with what might have been! My heart cannot take it!

[–] ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

So somebody told kegsbreath as a prank to see how far he'd take it? I mean, that's now my head canon regardless of what actually happened.

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ah Expendable Rubio. Catchy name.

[–] VM_Abrantes@lemmy.world 1 points 10 minutes ago

Need to take the movie poster for The Expendables with their faces on the cast and flood their socials with it

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

LOL. Even they know they can lose a few with no real consequences.